diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/ad/video/patch/VideoAdsPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/ad/video/patch/VideoAdsPatch.kt
index 65e7eb8c5..2f41ac3de 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/ad/video/patch/VideoAdsPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/ad/video/patch/VideoAdsPatch.kt
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ class VideoAdsPatch : BytecodePatch(
                     invoke-static { }, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/VideoAdsPatch;->shouldShowAds()Z
                     move-result v1
                     if-nez v1, :show_video_ads
-                    const/4 v1, 0x0
-                    return-object v1
+                    new-instance v0 Ljava/util/ArrayList;
+                    invoke-direct { v0 }, Ljava/util/ArrayList;-><init>()V
+                    return-object v0
                 """,
                 listOf(ExternalLabel("show_video_ads", method.instruction(0)))
             )